Partners

The Network I&M Program must work with others to achieve its natural resource goals. The design and implementation of a successful "Vital Signs" monitoring program in the Coastal and Barrier Network requires cooperation with public agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations. A key partnership exists with the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) based at the University of Rhode Island. The Network I&M program also includes other land and resource managers (federal, state, and tribal) in the Coastal and Barrier Network area.

Organization	Project
NASA	Shoreline change; Coastal topographic monitoring, LIDAR
NatureServe	Vegetation classification
North Carolina State University	Vegetation mapping; Data archiving
NY Natural Heritage Program	Vegetation mapping
Rutgers University	Shoreline Change
URI Environmental Data Center	GIS data, website, and database development
URI Geosciences Department	Historical coastal topography mapping
URI Graduate School of Oceanography	Estuarine nitrogen loading;Salt marsh vegetation, nekton
USGS Center for Coastal & Watershed Studies	Shoreline Change; Coastal topographic monitoring, LIDAR
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center	Estuarine water quality, seagrass condition
VA Department of Natural Resources	Vegetation mapping

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